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Two schools receive Koch mini-grants
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From left, Stephanie Lane, Ross Hollander, Education EDGE Steering Team Chair, Staci Rodman, Audrey Miller, Tom Klocek, and Sara Townsend from Seltzer Elementary
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Staff at Seltzer Elementary and Metro-Boulevard have received the Education EDGE Koch Focus mini-grants for 2009. The Koch Foundation provided a special gift to the Education EDGE for “focused grants.” The grants were given for classroom projects involving social studies, American history, youth entrepreneurship or economic education.
Seltzer Elementary’s first-grade team, Audrey Miller, Stephanie Lane, Tom Klocek, Sara Townsend, Staci Rodman, and Malinda Ketchersid, received $4,877 for their mini-grant entitled Putting the “Engage Me” in Engagement. In partnership with the Great Plains Nature Center, this project will strengthen the first-grade science program by integrating technology like airliners and clickers into the science lessons. The variety of educational experiences will increase student engagement and excitement about learning science.
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| From left, Ross Hollander, Education EDGE Steering Team Chair, Chele Behrens and Raymond Farag, Metro-Boulevard Alternative High School. | Chele Behrens, Raymond Farag, and Brian Fry of Metro Boulevard Alternative High School will received $4,998 to implement their project called History…do we learn from it? Or repeat its mistakes? Past and Present Conflicts. The grant will use technology to engage students as critical thinkers. Problem-based learning skills such as inquiry, investigation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation will be supported by the students’ English and Social Studies teachers.
Both school teams were presented their grants by Ross Hollander, Education EDGE Steering Team Chairman.
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